Man on TV: Denied reports that the British banking system is about to collapse. According to him, Barings failure is a unique situation which he blames on the actions of a rogue trader in Singapore. Estimates of potential losses range from 800 million to over 1 billion pounds [ continues indistinct]

[Scene starts in a public bar where Nick Leeson and his mate are drinking. Nick's mate is leering after a girl stood at the other side of the room]

Steve: Look at that. Will you fucking look at that !

Nick: With the black guy ?

Steve: Yeah

Nick: It's a shame - she looks well spoken for

Steve: Never know your luck though eh mate ! Think I'll give her the treatment. Yeah !

Nick: No Steve, no. Don’t do that. Steve ! Steve !

[Steve walks over to the girl]

Steve: Hello love. Got something to show ya !

[Steve continues to unzip his trousers]

Girl: You out of your mind or what ? You fucking little prick. And I mean little !

Steve: Don’t judge a book by it's cover sweetheart.

[The girl's boyfriend comes back from the bar]

Boyfriend: You're out of your league asshole !

Steve: Calm down mate. I'm only speaking to her.

Boyfriend: Fuck off or you're dead ! I want you out of here now !

Nick: He's really sorry all right ? He's very pissed. He didn’t mean any disrespect. Dissing's the last thing on anybody's mind alright?

Boyfriend: Tell him that if he doesn’t put that fucking thing away….

Steve: What ? What ?

Boyfriend: I'll rip it off with my bare hands and shove it down his fucking throat !

[Nick has to step between Steve and the boyfriend to prevent them fighting]

Steve: Ooh !!

Nick: Do your flies up, you fucking animal. You almost gave me a heart attack.

[Nick and Steve walk away to where they were drinking]

Girl: Just leave it. It's not worth it [The boyfriend picks up a bar stool]

Nick: He's done it again. I had to pull him off.

Steve: Fucking right laugh !

[The boyfriend swings the stool at Steve but misses him hitting Nick full in the face]

Nick: Ow ! [groaning as his nose is broken]

Steve: Nick ! Nick ! You alright Nick ?

[Cut to London - Barings Bank]

Nick [narrating]: It was thanks to Maggie Thatcher opening up the City of London that yours truly from Watford came to be working for a posh outfit like Barings. That was me lying on the floor if you hadn't guessed, Nick Leeson. You've probably heard about me. Barings was the oldest private bank in the world. They financed the Louisiana Purchase back in 1800 and something. That's how old they were. They even had the Queen as a customer. I was just a humble clerk but not for long I hoped.

[Cut to Nick in office]

Nick: Car crash. I hit my head on the back of the seat and broke my nose. Everybody else was alright 'cause they were wearing their, uh, seat belts.

Nick's boss: Poor chap ! And now Nick, I know you're keen to get out of the back office and onto the trading floor. But in the meantime something else has come up. We've got problems in our Jakarta office. We need someone to go out there and sort things out. I thought that someone might be…. Nick Leeson ?